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The Chicago Artists Coalition

CAC is a non-profit organization that supports contemporary Chicago artists and curators by offering residency programs, exhibitions, professional development and resources that enable them to live, work and thrive in the city. CAC is deeply committed to advancing the cause of art and its importance to Chicago’s culture and economy by cultivating a wide-reaching civic, philanthropic and public support network.

Launched in 2016, the Curatorial Fellowship program offers an emerging curator who has completed Chicago Artist Coalition’s yearlong HATCH Projects a next-step in their professional development. The Curatorial Fellowship program charges the chosen curator to create a show with work selected from nonprofit visual arts galleries and organizations supported by the Foundation in the Chicago metropolitan area.

“The Foundation is excited to partner with the Chicago Artists Coalition on this program”, said David Farren, GDDF’s Executive Director. “The Fellowship is an opportunity to have deeper contact with our visual arts organizations as well as support the curatorial field in Chicago.”

CAC Executive Director Caroline Older, PhD, says the fellowship allows emerging curators an invaluable opportunity to use and further develop the skills they honed while a curatorial resident at the Chicago Artists Coalition.

“I am grateful to the Foundation for sharing their vision for a fellowship with CAC and enabling us to partner with them on a project and exhibition that recognizes and supports curatorial vision and talent.”

About Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation

The Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation supports land conservation, artistic vitality and regional collections for the people of the Chicago region and the Lowcountry of South Carolina. In the Chicago region the Foundation supports over 150 arts groups across all disciplines with budgets under $1 million through its Gen Ops Plus program. For more information, visit gddf.org.

CURRENT EXHIBITION

The Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation in partnership with the Chicago Artists Coalition are proud to present the fifth exhibition of their joint Curatorial Fellowship program, An Image for a Vessel curated by Sharmyn Cruz Rivera.

PAST EXHIBITIONS

The Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation in partnership with the Chicago Artists Coalition are proud to present the fourth exhibition of their joint Curatorial Fellowship program, I Have Vivid Memories of Lightning curated by Kate Pollasch.

The Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation in partnership with the Chicago Artists Coalition are proud to present the third exhibition of their joint Curatorial Fellowship program, The City Beautiful curated by George William Price.

The Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation in partnership with the Chicago Artists Coalition are proud to present the second exhibition of their joint Curatorial Fellowship program, Yelling at the Sky curated by La Keisha Leek.

The Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation in partnership with the Chicago Artists Coalition are proud to present the inaugural exhibition of their joint Curatorial Fellowship program, The Heart of the Matter curated by Jessica Cochran.